Top 10 Ways Dena Harris Resembles Her Cats

1. I'm convinced the world revolves around me
2. I will never turn down a massage or belly rub
3. I hide when people come to the door
4. I like to stare at myself in the mirror
5. I can nap anytime, anywhere, regardless of appropriateness or noise levels
6. All my toys bore me after the first five minutes
7. Jazz music makes me puke
8. I shed hair everywhere (curly haired people do that)
9. I like to sit on the floor in front of the heat vent
10. I'd rather torture people by making them guess what I want versus telling them outright

Award Ceremony

I won a third place award in a local writer's group for a humor essay I wrote called Terror In The Designer Racks. I went to the awards dinner last night, a big snooze. The only interesting part of the 3-hour evening was when they called my name and everyone applauded. And that part never lasts long enough.

Big advances happening on the cat book, "Lessons In Stalking...Adjusting to Life With Cats." I'm looking at an August release date. I have an illustrator, cover designer, and by the end of this week will have selected a printer. The stories are written, the illustrations will be completed next week, and I'm just waiting for some final blurb testimonials to come in.

I showed the illustrations for the book to my cats and told them they were going to be stars. They appeared unimpressed.

Going to spend the day writing an article about the Norwegian Elkhound which, just so you appear knowledgeable should the topic come up, is neither a hound nor does it hunt elk. "Elg" means "Moose" in Norway, and "Hund" means "Dog." So it's really a moose hunting dog.

I've got to get some new assignments.